Semi-Charmed Summer 2016 Challenge: COMPLETE

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Well, I’ve finished the Semi-Charmed’s Summer 2016 Challenge. Not in time to be in any of the winning spots, but well before the August 31st deadline. Here are the books I read:

Categories:
5 points: Freebie! Read any book that is at least 150 pages long. Lost Luggage by Jordi Punti

10 points: Read a collection of short stories or essays.
The Body in the Library edited by Rex Collings

10 points: Read an adult fiction book written by an author who normally writes books for children.
Kiss the Joy As It Flies by Sheree Fitch

15 points: Read a book set in Appalachia.
Appalachian Daughter by Mary Jane Salyers

15 points: Don’t judge a book by its cover! Read a book with a cover you personally find unappealing.
Ocean City Lowdown by Kim Kash

20 points: Read a book that you have previously only seen the film (movie) of. Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum

25 points: Read a book with a punny title. The title can be a play on another book title, movie title or a common expression. MacDeath by Cindy Brown

30 points: Read a micro-history.
Frozen in Time:Unlocking the Secrets of the Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie and John Geiger

30 points: Read one book with a good word in the title, and one with a bad word.
Sea to SKY by R.E. Donald
The Gray & GUILTY Sea by Scott William Carter

40 points: Read two books that contain the same word in the title, but once in the singular and once in the plural.
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

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12 Comments to

“Semi-Charmed Summer 2016 Challenge: COMPLETE”

On August 3rd, 2016 at 9:11 am J.G. Says:
Congratulations on finishing! This looks like a very interesting challenge – the prompts are very creative and obviously led you to a wide variety of books. Well done.
On August 3rd, 2016 at 3:04 pm Debbie Says:
I had exactly half of these of books already on my summer reading list, Jane, but the other half were great discoveries prompted by the challenge. It was fun!
On August 3rd, 2016 at 3:28 pm bermudaonion (Kathy) Says:
Way to go!!
On August 3rd, 2016 at 3:50 pm Debbie Says:
Thanks, Kathy 🙂
On August 4th, 2016 at 12:55 pm emma Says:
well done! happy reading in August
On August 4th, 2016 at 1:02 pm Debbie Says:
Thanks, Emma. Welcome to Exurbanis!
On August 4th, 2016 at 1:49 pm Megan Says:
Whoop!! Congrats, especially on finishing so early! Thanks for joining in. 🙂
On August 4th, 2016 at 1:52 pm Debbie Says:
Thanks, Megan – and thanks for hosting this challenge. It was lots of fun!
On August 5th, 2016 at 1:54 pm Yvette Says:
I don’t know what it is about me (yes I do, I’m just too hyper) but I can’t seem to take on reading challenges without feeling hyper-stressed. First couple of years when I began blogging, I did a couple of challenges. But then I stopped. TOO MUCH STRESS at my age is not good for the constitution. HA!
On August 5th, 2016 at 2:04 pm Debbie Says:
I agree, Yvette! But this one didn’t seem too stressful for me, and I was fully prepared to admit to failure if it did and I dropped out. 🙂
On August 11th, 2016 at 2:09 pm Buried In Print Says:
Congrats. And I love the category for a book with a cover you don’t appreciate. The 40-pointer is pretty fun too!
On August 12th, 2016 at 9:57 am Debbie Says:
The 40 pointer WAS fun, Marcie!